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Young Ones of Animals Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 18: Gender and young ones · Set 134 · 40 questions
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Word tip (Learn them in pairs): Young ones: cat – kitten, dog – puppy, cow – calf, horse – foal, sheep – lamb, goat – kid, hen – chick, lion – cub, deer – fawn. Feminine: lion – lioness, tiger – tigress, actor – actress, hero – heroine, peacock – peahen, nephew – niece. Masculine: the same pairs the other way round: queen – king, aunt – uncle, wife – husband.

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  1. 1.Fill the gap: The young one of a tiger is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) foal (d) lamb
  2. 2.What is the feminine of “grandfather”? (a) niece (b) aunt (c) queen (d) grandmother
  3. 3.What is the feminine of “hero”? (a) heroine (b) hostess (c) princess (d) actress
  4. 4.Fill the gap: The young one of a hen is a ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) kid (d) chick
  5. 5.What is the masculine of “girl”? (a) king (b) boy (c) uncle (d) husband
  6. 6.What is the masculine of “empress”? (a) prince (b) uncle (c) emperor (d) bull
  7. 7.Fill the gap: A puppy is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) dog (c) hen (d) cat
  8. 8.What is the masculine of “niece”? (a) uncle (b) nephew (c) son (d) brother
  9. 9.Fill the gap: The young one of a cat is a ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) kitten (d) puppy
  10. 10.Fill the gap: A joey is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) hen (c) kangaroo (d) cow
  11. 11.What is the masculine of “hostess”? (a) hero (b) host (c) actor (d) waiter
  12. 12.What is the masculine of “actress”? (a) actor (b) hero (c) host (d) waiter
  13. 13.Fill the gap: A lamb is the young one of a ___. (a) hen (b) cat (c) dog (d) sheep
  14. 14.What is the feminine of “tiger”? (a) hen (b) lioness (c) mare (d) tigress
  15. 15.Fill the gap: A kid is the young one of a ___. (a) cow (b) goat (c) hen (d) cat
  16. 16.What is the masculine of “daughter”? (a) uncle (b) nephew (c) son (d) husband
  17. 17.Fill the gap: The young one of a wolf is a ___. (a) lamb (b) foal (c) calf (d) cub
  18. 18.Fill the gap: A calf is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) frog (c) hen (d) cow
  19. 19.Fill the gap: A piglet is the young one of a ___. (a) frog (b) hen (c) cat (d) pig
  20. 20.What is the feminine of “nephew”? (a) daughter (b) niece (c) sister (d) aunt
  21. 21.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) cub (b) kid (c) cygnet (d) foal
  22. 22.Fill the gap: The young one of a sheep is a ___. (a) chick (b) cub (c) lamb (d) kid
  23. 23.Fill the gap: The young one of a duck is a ___. (a) kitten (b) cub (c) foal (d) duckling
  24. 24.Fill the gap: The young one of a frog is a ___. (a) tadpole (b) chick (c) lamb (d) cub
  25. 25.Fill the gap: The young one of a horse is a ___. (a) lamb (b) foal (c) cub (d) kitten
  26. 26.What is the feminine of “waiter”? (a) actress (b) hostess (c) princess (d) waitress
  27. 27.What is the masculine of “mare”? (a) bull (b) king (c) lion (d) horse
  28. 28.Fill the gap: The young one of a fox is a ___. (a) calf (b) foal (c) cub (d) lamb
  29. 29.What is the masculine of “grandmother”? (a) grandfather (b) son (c) nephew (d) uncle
  30. 30.Fill the gap: The young one of a goose is a ___. (a) kid (b) calf (c) gosling (d) cub
  31. 31.What is the masculine of “waitress”? (a) hero (b) actor (c) host (d) waiter
  32. 32.Fill the gap: A gosling is the young one of a ___. (a) dog (b) cat (c) goose (d) cow
  33. 33.What is the feminine of “god”? (a) goddess (b) queen (c) hostess (d) princess
  34. 34.What is the feminine of “son”? (a) daughter (b) wife (c) niece (d) aunt
  35. 35.What is the masculine of “princess”? (a) king (b) nephew (c) uncle (d) prince
  36. 36.Fill the gap: A duckling is the young one of a ___. (a) cat (b) duck (c) goat (d) cow
  37. 37.Fill the gap: The young one of a pig is a ___. (a) kitten (b) foal (c) cub (d) piglet
  38. 38.Fill the gap: A cygnet is the young one of a ___. (a) horse (b) swan (c) cow (d) cat
  39. 39.Fill the gap: The young one of an eagle is an ___. (a) cub (b) calf (c) kid (d) eaglet
  40. 40.Fill the gap: The young one of a butterfly is a ___. (a) tadpole (b) kitten (c) cub (d) caterpillar

Answer key

  1. cub
  2. grandmother
  3. heroine
  4. chick
  5. boy
  6. emperor
  7. dog
  8. nephew
  9. kitten
  10. kangaroo
  11. host
  12. actor
  13. sheep
  14. tigress
  15. goat
  16. son
  17. cub
  18. cow
  19. pig
  20. niece
  21. cygnet
  22. lamb
  23. duckling
  24. tadpole
  25. foal
  26. waitress
  27. horse
  28. cub
  29. grandfather
  30. gosling
  31. waiter
  32. goose
  33. goddess
  34. daughter
  35. prince
  36. duck
  37. piglet
  38. swan
  39. eaglet
  40. caterpillar

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